Chapter 31

The next time I opened my eyes, we were already in Nigeria. I was woken up Sufy who helped me up because I was extremely weak.

"Sit here Heza" Sufy said. I sat at the backseat of the car and laid my whole body on it. I felt extremely heavy because I missed my son. Suddenly another call came but it was from another number "Welcome to Nigeria, if you wish to see your son. Go to the Jada Mansion" The voice was very husky and scary. He cut the call before I could even say a thing.

"Sufyan, let's go to Jada mansion" I said " The kidnapper said we should head there" I said to him. He looked confused for a while but instantly turned the car around. We drove in full speed to the Jada mansion, a mansion which land a town could fill. It was huge. Immediately we alighted In front of the mansion, I rushed out of the car and so did Sufy. We Ambulated towards the front door and pushed it open.

"Jamal!" I screamed. I was already in tears as I fell to the ground.

"Welcome!" The loud voice of an elderly man greeted. He walked over to Us, holding onto a stick that aided him to Walk.

"Dad, Where is my son?" Sufy immediately ran and held the mans collar. I watched both of them as they both stared at each other with hatred and love from the way Sufy held his dad I knew he dreaded him allot. But his, he loved his son.

"Is this the way to greet your father after seven years of being away from him?" His father asked. Sufy simply pushed him and said "Give me my son" he said.

"What son do you speak about?" His father asked.

"The one you kidnapped" I said.

"Woman, I do not have an idea of who your son is, I promise you Babana" he said to Sufy. Sufy instantly looked scared.

"Today's date is what?" He asked me.

"27th June" I responded.

"I know where our son is, you'll have to stay here in other to keep safe" Sufy said.

"It's the Benj Brothers isn't it?" I asked. And a nod was my answer.

"What do they want him for?" I asked. I was already in great tears.

"The initiation, they want to make him a part of them" he said.

"Then why do they want us here?" I asked.

"Someone is trying to help us, Trust me. Call that number again" He said.

"Okay" I dialed the number and the person picked it up. "What do you want?" He asked coldly.

"I need your help to find my son, Tariq" I said. I knew it was him, he should be the only one who would call because he was a part of the Benj brothers.

"Please brother, help your sister. You told me you love me, or have you forgotten?" I said.

"Of course I love you Heza"
He said. My brother was the one trying to help me. "Come to Urena park, I'll help you find my nephew" He said. I sniffed and muttered an okay and then thanked him. I told Sufy everything and both he and I rode there quickly.

On arriving there, I saw Tariq seated on chair in the park. I saw my brother, he looked very skinny and darker. I ran to him and hugged him tightly.

"Tariq"
I said, my brother held me tightly as he began to cry.

"Heza, I've missed you so much" He said to me. I couldn't help but smile at his truthful words. I could feel that my brother indeed missed me allot.

"Sufy, how are you?" He said to my husband and he smiled with a nod.

"Why did you make us go to my fathers house in the first place?, when you knew very well where you had to bring us" Sufy asked.

"If I had brought you here, they would find out. Follow me, I'll show you where your son is" Tariq said. Both Sufy and myself follows him without uttering a word. I couldn't just wait to see my son. We followed him silently until he stopped in his tracks.

"Bring the boy out!" I heard him say and suddenly a number of men surrounded us. "I'm sorry Heza, I can't die for your sake" Tariq suddenly smirked. We were immediately held by some men who pinned a gun onto our foreheads. I began to cry, I saw my son being held carried by a man. He looked very as though dead. "Jamal!" I screamed. "How could you do this to me Tariq?" I screamed.

"You shot me without any thought and I expect me to save you and your son, I hate you Heza Suraj, I disowned you the day you tried to kill me" He spatted our.

"You are a shame to our mother" I spat on his face and he hit me across the face roughly.

"Tariq!" Sufy tried to get free but was hit on the head. He began to bleed.

"I hate you Tariq!, I hate you so much" I screamed.

"Finish them" He ordered and suddenly a loud gun was fired and the next thing I knew, Tariq was on the floor in a pool of blood. Suddenly everybody began to fall dead as the gun were fired their way. Even the man holding onto I and Sufy was killed. And so was the one holding on to my Jamal. I ran over to him and picked my son up. He looked lifeless, I was so scared.

"You are safe now" I turned around to meet the owner of the voice that spoke. It was my father.

"Dad?" I asked. He smiled at me and knelt down to hug me.
"Let's call the ambulance dad" I said. My father picked up Jamal and we both stood. Sufy who was injured badly on the head laid there. He had also passed out.

My life felt like hell and it hurt bad, when will this all be over?.